Tyler Glasnow isn’t going anyplace.
Amid reviews that the Dodgers are in pursuit of Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, Glasnow dispelled latest rumors that he may headline the potential blockbuster bid.
Throughout a Sunday look on MLB Community Radio, the previous All-Star right-hander acknowledged he’d heard the chatter however revealed that Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman personally assured him that he was staying put.
“I’d seen some rumors that I’d get traded for him, so I didn’t know what to imagine,” Glasnow mentioned.
“[But] I talked to [Andrew Friedman] and the entrance workplace and so they had been like, ‘No, you’re not going anyplace.’ So that they advised me I’m not going to get traded and I belief them.”
Maybe essentially the most placing tidbit to stem from final week’s comparatively mundane winter conferences was ESPN’s report that the defending, back-to-back World Collection champs had been seeking to fortify their rotation — which boasted a 2.68 ERA over 104 postseason innings — with the reigning, back-to-back AL Cy Younger winner.
Glasnow, who has battled accidents however is recent off posting a 1.69 ERA with 25 strikeouts throughout six postseason appearances and stays underneath contract by means of 2028, was considered as a chief candidate to anchor the haul — and somebody that LA has reportedly included in commerce talks.
“Tyler Glasnow’s identify has come up in conversations, and the Dodgers wouldn’t be against transferring him,” wrote ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez in an article revealed Dec. 11. “There are definitely a justifiable share of groups that can financial institution on him staying wholesome sufficient to make [his contract] worthwhile.”
Through the winter conferences, Tigers president Scott Harris revealed that Skubal — who pitched to an AL-best 2.21 ERA with 241 strikeouts throughout 195 1/3 innings to earn his second straight Cy Younger — was not “untouchable” after Detroit fell quick within the AL Division Collection.
Glasnow, a 32-year-old SoCal native, advised MLB Community that he hopes the Dodgers can lure him to LA.
“I believe it will be sick if we went out and received him,” he mentioned. “He’s most likely one of the crucial unbelievable pitchers I’ve ever seen.”
The Dodgers personal a stockpile of potential commerce property however would possible must get inventive with the intention to purchase Detroit’s flamethrowing southpaw with out Glasnow.
LA’s rotation is stacked as is, additionally boasting the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, and reigning World Collection MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
The Dodgers stay aggressive as they purpose to proceed bolstering an already dynastic roster, lately signing former Mets nearer Edwin Diaz on a three-year, $69 million deal.
